PI KAPPA PHI
FALL 2017
Zeta Xi Alumni Chapter Newsletter From the President Gents, We have survived 4 years without a local chapter on the Averett campus and our activity has not faltered. To that I say, thank you and congratulations. It goes to show that our chapter truly believes that our fraternity is for LIFE. We have filled the 2017/2018 calendars with events that include everyone in our chapter and we hope you can come show your support. We start with Homecoming in October, Aviation Open House in November, a Pi Kapp Social in November (and Quarterly), Christmas dinner in December, Aviation Open House in March, Possible ReChartering in April, and finishing with Conclave in August. IN THIS ISSUE While these events center in Danville and Richmond, we can certainly expand to NOVA and Tidewater with your President participation. --Alumni/Local chapter update --November 2nd Aviation Open House Our new EC was elected during a very rainy Conclave in Luray. Vice President --Christmas Dinner...date, location, venue, hotel, cost. Secretary --Homecoming activities Treasurer --Budget, how to pay, invoices. --Bereavement- Chapter sympathy gesture when we have a brother lose a close family member Warden --Recap Conclave 2017 and cover dates for 2018 (August) and why. --Newly established Quarterly Socials that we are sponsoring and that it is open to all PKP
Please welcome: President - Bernie Morrell Vice President - Tim Schlothaur Secretary - Richard Riano Treasurer - Anthony “Amart” Martinez Warden - David Stokes Bereavement Officer - Jim Washington A change to our structure was made to add a bereavement officer. We have had many brothers lose close family members and we have struggled to find an appropriate way to reach out to them effectively. Flowers are a nice chapter gesture, but we found that they are not always delivered correctly, and they can be expensive. Jim has taken it on to follow our FB page and attempt to reach out to brothers. If you know a brother who has lost someone close (parent, spouse, or sibling) please let someone know, so that we may reach out or attend a service.
I have been living in Charlotte for over a year now. It has been monumental in being able to meet the people at our national office and get things done. We have a tremendous amount of resources there that we are not utilizing. Our national office alumni director, Andrew Bublitz, has been helping me to make sure our chapter is meeting the benchmarks. As many of you already know, we were awarded “ Excellence in Engagement” this past year. We did that by meeting or exceeding in the “5 areas of Focus”, PKP Excellence in Engagement covers Infrastructure, Information, Interaction, Involvement, and Investment. We continue to grow and improve, but we still linger in the 10% participation measurement.
Of our 309 Alumni brothers about 30 brothers are actively participating in one or more of our many activities and are paying dues. If you are coming to an event, make the extra effort to bring a brother along who may not have been lately. Also, please take the time to visit PiKapp.org and update your address and email. Think of how strong our chapter would be if 60 brothers paid dues and attended these events! LOCAL CHAPTER UPDATE CONTINUED NEXT PAGE